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TRiSS 1 day course on Childhood bilingualism: issues in language acquisition, cognition and language impairment (Saturday 23 September 2017)In this one day course, we will discuss the latest research on the acquisition of two languages from birth to 5 years of age. We will introduce participants to the fundamental concepts of language acquisition, and to issues that concern the acquisition of two languages, focusing particularly on the relationship between bilingualism and cognition, language development, and the assessment of language and communication difficulties. -
TRiSS Managing Yourself and Leading Your Team 3 Day Training Course begins on Wednesday 20 SeptemberThis 3 day interactive training course is aimed at providing key team management and leadership skills to newly promoted team leaders and middle level management. -
TRiSS Quantitative Research Methods Summer School begins on Monday 21 AugustThis 5-day summer school is designed to provide postgraduates, PhD students and researchers in the social science area with training in both basic and advanced quantitative research methods -
Dr Padraic Regan examines what potential impact Brexit will have on air travel in The Conversation'At its most dramatic, the consequences of failing to agree an aviation agreement would mean no legal basis for flights to operate at UK airports from April 1, 2019. -
Jean Monnet Chair for Prof Will PhelanProf Will Phelan (Political Science) has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in EU Politics and Law in recognition of his research and teaching in the area of international organisation, the politics of international law, and the European Court of Justice. -
TRiSS Working Paper SeriesTRiSS working papers are pre-publication versions of academic articles, book chapters, or reviews which have been written by TRiSS associated academics and PhD candidates across the 14 Social Science disciplines in Trinity College Dublin. Full details are available via the accompanying link. -
New Free Online Course on Achieving Sustainable DevelopmentWhat is the future of the world around us? What challenges do we face to address conflict, improve healthcare, build sustainable cities, and have access to clean water and sanitation? How will we know that we are having an impact in tackling these challenges? TRiSS is delighted to announce our collaboration with the Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) on a new free online course 'Achieving Sustainable Development'. -
Irish Research Council Announces Call for Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarships 2018The Irish Research Council has published details of this year's Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarships application process. Scholarships include a stipend of €16,000 per annum, a contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum and eligible direct research expenses of €2,250 per annum. -
Prof Daniel Faas outlines the implications of his research for sacramental preparation in Community National Schools in the Irish TimesSociology Professor, Daniel Faas, who led the first systematic empirical study on Community National Schools, writes it is not the role of schools to be the primary belief nurturer or facilitator. -
Writing in the Irish Examiner, Prof Brian Lucey argues an Irish exit from the EU - Irexit - would be 'ridiculous and risible'.'Since 1992, with the adoption of the single market, we have seen a remarkable shift from dependence on the UK, in both imports and exports and in goods and services. We have moved from an economic appendage of the UK to a small but integrated cog in the global economic system.' -
Dr Tanusree Jain (TCD Business School) analyses the implications of and prospects for Amazon's purchase of US grocer Whole Foods in The Conversation'Online retail giant Amazon has made a decisive move into food retail. The acquisition of US grocer Whole Foods, a pioneer in organic, healthy food shopping for well-off consumers, brings together two businesses with contrasting reputations. We've been here before. And it didn't work out well.' -
Trinity International Development Initiative's (TIDI) free open online course on Achieving Sustainable DevelopmentTIDI's online course on Achieving Sustainable Development, free and open to everyone, starts in September! Examine the ways in which development really can be sustainable, its impact on communities, and how it can make a difference to real lives. -
42% of homeless people in Ireland are women, rising to 47% in Dublin, a new study co-authored by Dr Paula Mayock (School of Social Work and Social Policy) has found.
Dr Mayock told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that figures for the number of homeless women are also inaccurate as they do not take into account the number of women in domestic violence refuges. -
Professor Arianna Vedaschi, TRiSS Visiting Scholar, publishes paper in the tier-one ranked American Journal of Comparative LawProfessor Arianna Vedaschi, a member of the Law faculty at Bocconi University and Visiting Scholar at TRiSS, is publishing on 'The Dark Side of Counter-Terrorism: Arcana Imperii and Salus Rei Publicae' -
TRiSS Summer Schools 2017TRiSS has a range of exciting Summer Schools in 2017, including Quantitative Research Methods, Childhood Bilingualism, Managing Yourself and Leading Your Team and Policy Impact Evaluation. Full details are available via the accompanying link. -
TRiSS Director Prof. Eleanor Denny recognised as an Enterprise Ireland Horizon 2020 Champion of EU ResearchTRiSS Director Prof. Eleanor Denny was recognised as an Enterprise Ireland Horizon 2020 Champion of EU Research for her work with the CONSEED project at a ceremony in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Professor Mary Rogan (Law), also based here in TRiSS, was recognised at the same ceremony for her ERC-funded project'Prisons: the rule of law, accountability and rights'.